Strip registering device



May 24, 1932. FERENCI STRIP REGISTERING DEVICE Filed Jan. 7, 1951 'TJNHLNELLMU wmnwm HELENE ATTORNEY Patented 1 May 7 24,; 193? ICESTER FERECN'CI, or BRooKL n, NEW YORK, AssIeNoR TOHINZZE'ERNATIONAL: cream MACHINERY COMPANY, A CORPORATION or ew: RSE 1 1 a 1 s'r tIe,nEGIs'r RiNGInEvron 111 T v f e ip liea tionpfiled a uary tse rairnb fsotaaas p Q This invention relatestto' automatic strip registering devices for-packaging machine'sand the like, its'main object being to provide 'mearisffor registering the continuous-1 web or strip of wrapping material of a packaging machine with respect to theflcuttlng knife so that a label or trade markprintedat equal intervals on the strip appearstln the same position on everypackage wrapped by the individualfsections cut fromfthe strip With this and other objects not specifically mentioned in view, the invention consists certain constructionsan'd combinations which .will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically appended; V I i I L In the presentinvention, which isrpartlcu set forth in theclaims hereunto larly adapted for wrapping material having a very smooth 'sur'face, "suchfascellophane,

glazed'paper, etc., or for anymaterial printed or embossed with a raised mark at regular: intervalsgthis object is achieved by making I V roller against the driven roller to intermit use of the difiter'enceintliickness andfric- :0 length being pulled back by suitablemeansf tion between the printed and unprinted portions of the strip, the strip beingjstopped by a brake fingerengaging with its printed surface. The strip feed is so arrangedthata section of the strip somewhat longer than required for one package is advancedat each cycle of the packaging machine, the excess :until stoppedbythe aforesaid brake finger;

The retracting meansreferred to preferably consists of a resilient take-up arm which pushes a portion'of the strip out of alignment, the said portion being limited by a? suitable guide, but may be devisedin any other manner. The strip feed, after having 7 drive mechanism of the packaging machiney 3 the feed-operatingand knife-actuating means i I being timed accordinglyi a In the accompanying'drawings which form" a part of 'this specificationand in'which like characters of reference indicatethe same or likeparts:

ig. l is aside elevation showiiigthe arrangem'ent ofa'stripiieed e uipped with the fimproved'registering device;

Flgsi2fand 2a are'ifsectio'nal details' in enis providedineans for intermittently; advancinga strip of wrapping materialhaving a plurality of printed or.'"embossed portions, meansyfor retracting thestrip, means for cutting the strip; and means for frictionally engaging the printed .or embossed surface of one of said portions for stoppingthe re tracting" movement of the strip to bring "it into'predetermined position relative to said cludesadriven feed roller; an "idle'feed roll- 7 er, andcam means for'pressing-the idle feed;

tently feed thestrip. In the preferred'form ofconstruCtiOn', the means for retracting the Istripfincludesf a yieldingly mounted arm arranged to engage a portion ofthe stripto dis place it with respect to thefstrip; whereby to retract the strip, and a jbrake firi'gerfor frictionally engaging thei printed or embossed-portion oflthe strip tovstojpthe re tracting movement thereof These various means and parts may be widely varied in construction within (the scope of the claims, for the particular *deviee selectedxto illus trate. the; invention is but" one [of many possible embodiments, ofthe same The inven- 15 tion; therefore is not'to bejrestrictedto' the" 1 been stopped for a suflicient length olftime ermit the above described action of'the registering device and the subsequent cutting of the strip, is automaticallyresumed by the specific construction shownanddescribed V The wrapper web or stripWfwhich has an which also mayh ave 'markingl'ifl M planted or-embossed betweenlabel'a'i f respectively. Shaft Qis'statiOnarily held by a timed intermittent motionfimparted to it from thePdrive of the -machine and shaft 10 7' j S-looselymounted in onecarmief the bell cutting'means. the best const'ructions con- 7 templat'ed, the strip advancing means in;

the frame of the packagingmachineand has a V I i 0.1 7 labels L 'printedon 1 it at' regular intervals i 13 held in engagementwith a cam 1 L on shaft 15 by a spring 16. The cam shaft 15 is inter connected in timed relation with the drive of the packaging machine, making one revo- I I Fig. 2a. After suflicient time has elapsed for and 3?, .1

lution for. each cycle of themachine.

s The" strip 'ibetween arollers a' 6 passes over a roller 17 held in juxtaposition with a suitablerstrip guide 18 which has a' lrece'ss adjacent the; strip, andover a'zbrake finger19 bearing iagainst'fai. support 2031.1 The: roller 17 is carried by an arm 21 pivoted on I stud 22 and held in tension a'gaii1st-th'e=strip* by a spring 23 whichtends to move the arm 21 upwardly butis quite weak so as-to peri mit thearms to beidepressed, the estrip when in tension. during :the operation of the "feedrollersfi -v The zuplwardsmotionof arm; 21 which pushes: a portion of the "strip I into the recess in the strip guide,.when not "otherwise stopped, ;is.-1imited by stop 2% -':lh e =finger-19 which pivoted ona stud-25 v has a fiat end surfaceewitha sharp edge-and =is.-tensioned.by-aspring26 which holds the r; .fingerl against a stop-2'1 while its fiat end (.surfaceigently pressesthe stripwhich at this ,Lspointais vbearing.againsttheadjustable sup f port 20;: The spring .26,is,-so adjusted that i the. finger 19 bears against stop 27. only when v u a-nyunprintedi portion of the; stripfvW "passes ,over thefinger, but ,is:lifted "off the stop by i ,the strip ,-WhGI1; afiprintedsportionr thereof The strip I I ,m-achine, is intermittentlyea'd vanced:throughthe feedrrollers i' and 8-by a length-somethe stripcfeed is stopped turningithe arm 11 I: feed itensionof .thegstrip 'Tahe latter there i upon, loses its potwer to, depress the arm 21 which is thusenabledto. push .out1'o f aligniwment the portioniof the strip limited by the v Q \L guide 18,- therebyaetractin'g. the strip to take up the ,excessively :advanced length, the rey tracting movement of the web being stopped :by the: friction ofithe printing of onegof the labels-L as the latter." passes backwards; over a fingerl9, therebyFjJammin-ggthe-printedpor- Y 'tion of the web-between the-fingerall) and qsupport 20,:as shown in Fig; 2. .aln -ithe case of; separate ma rkingvrlines; M, the take-np 1 I Whatiscl aimedisi II .Y, a :1. lnastriprregistering device, theicombi reel shaft-5ihas abrakefwheel 36 en-' I I I I I I II natlonwith means fore-intermittentlyadvancgaging with a shoer 3-7 J i VOtedon-shaft 38- a and held against wh'eel 36 r-byethe tension of I I I I I I I I v equally spaced printedhoroembossedlportions,

' crank lever 11 on shaft 12 whichhas a roller motion of the web is stopped by the thickness of the mark'registering with the contact edge of finger 19 which by the rearward motion of the web is jammed tightly against the unmarked portion of the latter, as shown in this rearward movement and its stopping to take place, the cam 14 releases arm 11, per- "initting the spring 16 to pull feed roller 8 into engagement with rollerfljwhichtat that time isat'rest,swhereup.on the knife 28 is ac-v tuated by cam 35. The web .VV having been stopped by the engagement of finger 19 with the printing of one of the labels L, or with "the edge of one of the spaced. marks M, the

cuts made by-i the knife .28 are valways v at the same distance from thejlabels and :the latter thereforejcan be made to 'o c'cupyany desired" position .on', the finished. package by suitably: spacing the" knife l28-1from the. edge qof finger 19. r i Y 'L When the I labels "cu p y: only a comparativplyyismallf portion of L. are 'sonarrow as to 00- ;the width .of the strip and particularly minfcase of 'very thin wrapping materialiwhere the thickness? the A printing relatively large; difficultygmay be encountered in rollvingjuzp ,the: wrappin'ggweb .as then the printed I portion. [of the width. Willgbulg and thus .forina reel of. curved-or unevenisurfabe. 11i

this case, it will be eiipe'dient to print or em- I boss raised .marks,M.ial l the 'way acr oss the. passes over the same inlthef -orivarddirections width fl i i ebyi S i l F g-' z The came; knife 28, which at timedlinte'r- I ,35 "vals cuts'sections 'ofthe strip. YV- along the 1 ledgeriplate 29, iscazrried by apivoted-bar swung-bye rod31aactnatedby a GaIH-lGVQP :9 f v32 sfulorumed on shaft vi-lxii' andi having roller, 1 H 4:34 in engagement with a cam35on cam. shaft 11-0 '4 The by securing 'anleven; supportof the web} over a its entire widthbetween therlprinted ,J's'pojts,

These "niarks may.then,bel made use of to" register ,theiweb; in: t he manne11explained above. "4' a ing a jstripofimaterialhaving a plurality of 1 only of onefofs'aid' portions for stopping the retracting movement of; the strip toflbring the leading printed or embfosse'd portioninto predetermined position relative to, said .e u tting means: said 'yieldable' means yielding to permit passage of the printed or embossed per 4. tions of the strip :under} the answer; said strip advancing means;

' In a str p reg1ster1rig device tlie; combination with meansfor intermittently advancing a strip of materialchaving a plural'iityeef equally spacedprint'ed 'oremboss'ed iportions,

of'mechanism.forretracting .thestrip, means 1 for subsequently, cutting the strip.lto;.-sever the leading printed or embossed ,portion therefrom; and; y-i-eldableg meansfifo -rz frictionally engaging the vprinted or embossed surface only of one of said portionsfor stopping the retracting movement of the strip to bring the leading printed or embossed portion into predetermined position relative to said cut-i ting means, said yieldable means yielding to permit passage of theprinted or embossed portions of the strip under the tension of said strip advancing means, saidadvancing means including a V positively driven feed roller above said strip, a lever below said strip, a feed roller loosely mountedon said lever, and cam means for actuating said lever to press said strip between said. rollers, whereby to intermittently advance said strip.

3. In a strip-registering device, the combination with means for intermittently advanc-' ing a strip of material having a plurality of equally spaced printed orembossed portions, of mechanism forretracting the strip, means for subsequently cutting the strip to sever the leading printed or embossed portion therefrom, and yieldable means for frictionally engaging the printed or embossed surface, only of one of said portions for stopping the retracting movement of the strip tobring the leading printed or embossed portion int-o predetermined'position relative to said cutting means, said yieldable means yielding to permit passage of the printedor embossed portions of the strip under'the tension of said strip advancing means, said mechanism including a strip guide arranged above said strip and provided with a recess adjacent said strip, a pivoted arm arranged below said strip, a roller looselymou'nted on said arm therefrom, and means for rrictionally engag-r ing the printed orembossed surface of one of said portions for stopping the retracting movement of'the strip to bring the leading printed or embossedportion into predetermined position relative to said cutting means, said means for frictionally engaging said strip including a brake finger arranged ad:

'jacent the printed or embossed surface of' having a plurality of equally spaced, printed or embossed portions of greater total thick ness than that of the unprinted or unembossed'portion of-the strip, of means for subsequently cutting'the strip to sever thesame between printed portions,' and elements on opposite sides of the strip having opposed strip engaging surfacesspaced apart'a distance greaterthan the thickness of the strip alone, but less than the thickness of the strip plus the additional thickness of the print or of said elements to release the strip when it 7 v is advanced and catch on the printed or em: bos sed 'portion when it'is retracted;

A 6; In a strip registering device, the 'combi nation with means for intermittently advancinga strip of material having a plurality of f of means for subsequently;cutting-rthestrip, i

to sever the same between printed portions, and elements onflopposite sides'ofgthe strip ness of the. strip "alone, but less than the thickness of the strip plus thefadditional thickness of, the print or embossing lto stop the' strip in predetermined 1 positions, means mounting one of said elements for retracting movement'to release the strip,"one of said elements: having an abutment adjacent 'its strip engaging surface, said means "support-v ing said last mentioned element at an acute angle to the length ofthe strip to permit movement of printed or embossed portions past the abutment when moved in one direc tion while causing the same to catch on the embossed or printed portion when moved in the opposite direction, and mechanism for slightly overfeeding the strip in the onedireca tion and then retracting it in said opposite direction.'

name to this specification.

LESTE ERENOI-Q said strip, and a spring urging said finger 1 toward said strip, and a stop holdingsaid finger in position to engage only the printed or embossed portions of the strip, whereby to stop the retracting movement ofsaid strip 'whensaid finger engages the printing or embossing thereon.

5. In a strip registering device, combination with means for intermittentlyadvance 1 I .ing and then retracting a strip of material 9o 7 having opposed strip engaging surfaces g spaced apart a distancegreaterthanthethick- Y r 112, In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my 7 

